"Hahahaha." Looking at Yuan Bing going away, Dakui immediately looked up to the sky and smiled. A breeze came, and the red cloak behind him fluttered slightly, adding a bit of elegance.
As soon as the Yuan soldiers were defeated, they saw several fires breaking out in Zhongqing City, with raging fires and thick smoke billowing. Not long after, Hong Wu had brought people to meet with Dakui. They had more people and fewer horses, and many of them were riding two people on one horse.
Fortunately, Dakui defeated the Yuan soldiers and left dozens of war horses in front of the city gate. Everyone changed horses and there was still room for each person to ride, so they took them away with them.
"Sir, we have set fire to several fodder yards in the city, and then we took advantage of the chaos to get out of the city. I'm sure the Yuan soldiers won't be chasing after me so soon." Hong Wu reported while riding his horse next to Da Kui.
"Well done, I'll go to Shi'ao Village to meet up with Mr. Wang and the others as soon as possible." More than a hundred people rode their horses to the east, raising dust and smoke...
With a crisp sound of "pop", King Liang threw the white jade cup in his hand on the ground and smashed it to pieces. He said angrily: "How can you let them leave so easily? Flying pigeons quickly sent a message to everyone.
Send troops to intercept at the passes. I want to see people dead and corpses alive." After giving the order, two groups of courtiers were shocked. A Yuan general ordered him to quickly walk out of the Taihe Palace...
The morning breeze broke through and the sun rose. Dakui led more than a hundred people under his command and arrived at Shi'ao Village in the early morning of the next day.
Wang Xiyuan arrived at Shi'ao Village under the escort of Gou Sheng and others. Worried about Da Kui's safety, Wang Xiyuan stood at the entrance of the village and waited eagerly. Seeing that Wang Xiyuan refused to rest, Gou Sheng and others stayed with him.
Wang Xiyuan saw the dust and smoke rising from a distance, and couldn't help but asked urgently: "Wu Ya, look at it, are they Mr. Zhang and the others?"
After hearing this, Wu Ya looked at it carefully for a while, and then said happily: "It's Mr. Zhang and the others, it's them."
Dakui led his troops and rushed to the entrance of the village. He held up his riding whip and scolded Gou Sheng and others: "A bunch of ignorant dogs." After saying this, he turned over his saddle and dismounted, and came to Wang Xiyuan.
Wang Xiyuan asked in confusion: "Why...why did Mr. Zhang say this?"
Not to mention it was okay. When Wang Xiyuan said that Da Kui was angry, he pointed at Gou Sheng and the others and said, "You can't stay here for a long time. How can Master Wang, a weak man, be able to saddle a horse and work hard? You were here first, why don't you let Master Wang rest?" Dog
The remaining people and the three hundred soldiers behind them all bowed their heads and did not dare to complain.
Wang Xiyuan was moved in his heart and was about to speak. Dakui had already raised his voice and shouted: "Get on the horse and let's go." He got on the horse first.
Soldiers had already brought the horses, and Wang Xiyuan got on the horses with the support of Wu Ya Gou Sheng.
Dakui rode on the horse and said: "If we return the same way, we will be intercepted by the Yuan soldiers. We will take the Qujing Mansion to circle the city and run all the way east to the Shun Yuan Dynasty. Then we will meet up with my son and then go on another route.
!" After giving the order, Da Kui rode his horse to the east. All the soldiers followed him closely with their horses and whips raised. The team reached a fork in the road, turned north and headed straight to Qujing Mansion.
Dakui led five hundred Ming troops on the road day and night. Fortunately, the post road was quite spacious and flat, and they arrived at the border of Qujing in just two days and nights.
At this moment, everyone is exhausted. After running around for days, Wang Xiyuan has lost a lot of weight, and his eye circles are black and bloodshot. If he keeps running like this non-stop, I am afraid he will be tired before he reaches Shun Yuan.
dead.
When they reached a mountain pass, Dakui raised his hand to signal to stop.
Hong Wu rode his horse to Da Kui's side and asked softly: "Master Zhang, why don't you leave?"
Dakui looked at the rolling mountains and said, "We are exhausted from blocking the road all night, and we are already close to Qujing. How can we resist if we are attacked halfway?" Then he stretched out his hand and pointed to the left front and said, "There is a mountain col there. Let's rest in the mountain.
Two hours. Let's go!" He said, urging the horse to leave the post road and enter the mountain.
Turning around the foot of the mountain, we saw a forest, and the ground was covered with rocks and weeds. Fortunately, there were many people, so the soldiers randomly pulled out the weeds and spread them in piles on the ground. Regardless of whether there were thorns or not, they were in small groups.
He fell on the grass and for a moment his snoring sounded like thunder.
Da Kui asked Gou Sheng and others to wait for Wang Xiyuan to rest, and then turned around and went to the foot of the mountain. Da Kui first found some dry branches and scattered them randomly at the foot of the mountain, and then found a secluded place to hide. In this way, if someone passed by and trampled off the branches,
Da Kui must have been startled. Nestled in the grass, Da Kui only felt his eyelids fluttering, and then he fell into a deep sleep. It's no wonder that even an iron man can't bear to drive for days without sleep. Although Da Kui is an unusually energetic person, he can't stand it.
Reached the limit of endurance.
Da Kui had been asleep for an unknown amount of time when a soft "click" sound came from his ear. Da Kui was here to rest and watch, and he was responsible for the safety and lives of hundreds of people. How dare Da Kui be careless. When he heard the sound, Da Kui was already
He opened his eyes, then quietly stood up and looked towards the foot of the mountain.
The person who came was a man who looked like a commoner in his prime. This man was carrying a bundle of ropes on his back and a hatchet stuck in his waist. He looked like a woodcutter. Seeing this man dressed like this, Da Kui couldn't help but think of himself back then.
During the day, he went into the mountains to collect firewood and sold it in the market. Although he lived in poverty, it was still a wonderful time for his youth.
"What do you do?" Dakui shouted, knowingly asking.
The woodcutter was startled. He stood still and looked around. He saw only green mountains, vast forests and weeds, and the wilderness, but where were the people? The woodcutter panicked and ran away. But after running a few steps, a figure suddenly jumped out of the grass.
, before the woodcutter could shout, his mouth and nose were covered and pushed to the ground.
Dakui first twisted his right hand behind his back and took a closer look. He saw that there were calluses on his hand. It was obvious that this man was really a woodcutter who often cut firewood in the mountains, so he helped him up.
"Brother, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person." Da Kui apologized with a smile. How dare the woodcutter blame him.
Dakui continued to ask, "I wonder how far it is from Qujing Mansion?"
The woodcutter was in shock. Looking at Da Kui's armor, he thought he had encountered soldiers and bandits. Seeing that there was no malice in Da Kui's words, he said tremblingly: "This place is called Sanbao Mountain. I am a woodcutter from Sanbao Village. I come here every day."
I’m collecting firewood in the mountains.” As he said this, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if he were pounding garlic: “Please, general, please let me go. I still have an old mother at home. I beg you, general, please don’t kill me...”
Hearing this, Dakui laughed loudly and said: "You are not a bad person, why should I kill you? Get up and talk." Dakui picked up the woodcutter with his hands. Then he continued: "We are going to pass through your land, but please ask Xiao
Don't worry, brother, we will never disturb the people." After Da Kui said this, he put his hand into his arms to feel around, and suddenly the smile on his face froze.
Dakui originally wanted to get some silver so that he could go to the village with the woodcutter to buy some food. Everyone had not had water or rice for several days, and if they had no more food to eat, they would probably starve to death if not exhaustion.
"You come with me." Dakui said, leading the woodcutter towards the resting place of the team.
Everyone was still snoring, and only Hong Wu stood on high ground with his hand on his sword and watched. From a distance, he saw Dakui bringing a commoner over, and Hong Wu went down the slope to greet him.
"Sir, do you want to set off?" Hong Wu asked.
Dakui shook his head and said: "No, let's rest here for a while until we have something to eat before we go on our way." After saying that the three of them came to the camp, the woodcutter didn't even dare to say anything when he saw so many soldiers.
Say it again.
Da Kui came to Wang Xiyuan, who was still sleeping soundly. Da Kui gently woke Wang Xiyuan up. Wang Xiyuan thought something had happened, so he suddenly stood up and sat up. He looked around and saw Da Kui next to him, and couldn't help but wipe it.
"Oh, Mr. Zhang, you almost scared me to death," said Lenghan.
"Sir Wang, I met a local man and wanted to buy some food from him. Unfortunately, I don't have any money around me. Do you have any?" Dakui asked tentatively.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xiyuan touched his arms, slapped his thigh and sighed: "All my silver coins are in my suitcase. I left my suitcase in Zhongqing Posthouse because I was walking too fast." Da Kui couldn't help hearing this.
I had a headache, so I went to ask others. Unfortunately, these more than 500 people had left their luggage at the inn. After everyone searched it, they only found a bunch of dozens of pennies.
Da Kui took the money and came to the woodcutter and said, "Brother, take this money. I will send you to the village to buy some grain and rice for cooking." Da Kui dared to accept it from the woodcutter, so Da Kui forcefully stuffed the copper coins into the woodcutter.
In the hands of her husband.
"General, it's not that I don't want to do errands for you. I really don't dare. There are Yuan soldiers stationed in the village now. How can I buy grain and rice? Besides, the food is controlled by Yuan soldiers. Even if someone has food,
, who dares to sell it?"
Dakui couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Are there Yuan soldiers stationed in the village?"
The woodcutter nodded, and Dakui asked again: "How many people are there?"
The woodcutter thought for a while and then said: "There are probably hundreds of people." Da Kui couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he heard this. These Yuan soldiers were not many in number, and if something happened, they would definitely warn with smoke. When reinforcements from the nearby Yuan soldiers arrived, the hundreds of Yuan soldiers on his side would
It is inevitable for people to fall into a hard battle. Everyone has been running for many days, tired and hungry, but how can they fight? The soldiers under his command all looked at Da Kui with expectation, because they knew that Da Kui was trying to find a way to fill their stomachs for them. Everyone had just
After a good sleep, if you can have a full meal again, that is undoubtedly the most beautiful thing in the world.
When everyone was at a loss, Da Kui actually began to disarm. Gou Sheng and others were puzzled, and Shitou asked: "Master Zhang, what do you want?"
Dakui sighed and said: "There are Yuan soldiers blocking the way, we can't be trapped here. I will go into the village to see what's going on. We will make a decision after we find out more. You can protect the king here."
Sir, I will come back as soon as I go."
Da Kui put on the woodcutter's clothes. Fortunately, it was midsummer, so the woodcutter remained in the team shirtless. Da Kui carried the rope on his back and a hatchet on his waist, and headed out into the mountains. Hong Wu was worried and insisted on going.
Afterwards, Dakui had no choice but to go with him.
The two discussed it, and when they arrived at the entrance of the village, Hongwu met him outside. Hongwu nodded and agreed. The two reached the main road and walked eastward along the road. After walking for more than ten miles, they saw a small village at the foot of the mountain.
It was noon now, and smoke began to rise from the chimneys of every house. Seeing the smoke, Hong Wu felt even more hungry in his stomach. Dakui was very close to him, and he didn't hear Hong Wu's stomach abate during the whole journey.